| Chicago is the third largest city in the United States. It | | | | building in the city are Willis Tower, Trump International |
| was founded in 1833, and has since become a major | | | | Hotel and Tower, the Aon Center and the John |
| transportation, telecommunications, industry and | | | | Hancock Center. |
| infrastructure hub in North America. The city attracted | | | | But the city is not all about skyscrapers. It has many |
| 32.8 million domestic visitors and about 1.15 million | | | | different types and scales of houses, townhouses, |
| foreign visitors in 2007. Chicago has many nicknames, | | | | condominiums and apartment buildings. Large areas of |
| out of which the most popular is the "Windy City" and | | | | Chicago's residential areas are bungalows that were |
| "Chi-town". Other nicknames include "Second City", | | | | built from the 20th century through the end of World |
| "City of Big Shoulders" and "the most American of big | | | | War II. This city is also a famous center of the Polish |
| cities". Chicago got its name from the French rendering | | | | Cathedral style of church architecture. |
| of the Native American word shikaakwa, which | | | | Chicago is famous for its nightlife and attracts many |
| means wild onion, from the Miami-Illinois language. | | | | residents and tourists every year. It is also home to |
| After the Great Chicago Fire, the largest building boom | | | | many upscale restaurants as well as many ethnic |
| in the history of the whole nation came about in | | | | restaurants. You can get food different parts of the |
| Chicago. And of these the most exceptional event | | | | world right here, from Italian to Vietnamese and from |
| was the relocation of many of the countries most | | | | Greek to Indian. This city's theatre community is the |
| important architects from New England to this city. This | | | | reason behind modern improvisational theatre. Two |
| was for the construction of the 1893 World Columbian | | | | very famous comedy troupes emerged here namely |
| Exposition. | | | | The Second City and I.O. |
| These days Chicago's skyline is one of the worlds | | | | Chicago is a favorite destination for tourists and a |
| tallest and also most dense. Some of its historic | | | | large number of them who come here for leisure are |
| buildings include the Chicago Board of Trade Building, | | | | here for entertainment. If you want to visit this beautiful |
| the Fine Arts Building, 35 East Wacker and the | | | | city, you can find information on hotels, flights and car |
| Chicago Building. The Merchandise Mart was once first | | | | rentals in Chicago on a number of websites. So don't |
| on the list of the largest buildings in the world and even | | | | hesitate and come and visit this fascinating city with its |
| today it has remained on the list in the twentieth | | | | beautiful parks, architecture and lots more. |
| position and has its own ZIP code. The four tallest | | | | |